Micronutrients in fetal growth and development

Micronutrients in fetal growth and development.

The roles that the different vitamins and minerals play in fetal growth and development are reviewed, primarily with respect to growth and differentiation in humans; but, as appropriate, data provided from animal and cellular studies are also considered.

Genomic imprinting in fetal growth and development.

Each somatic cell of the human body contains 46 chromosomes consisting of two sets of 23; one inherited from each parent. These chromosomes can be categorised as 22 pairs of autosomes and two sex chromosomes; females are XX and males are XY. Similarly, at the molecular level, two copies of each autosomal gene exist; one copy derived from each parent. Until the mid-1980s, it was assumed that eac...

Inbreeding effects on fetal growth and development.

Assessment of Fetal Growth and Development

e developing fetus is a€ected by social and environmental inuences, including maternal nutritional status; substance use (both legal and illicit); and psychologic trauma. Correspondingly, the psychologic alterations experienced by the parents during the gestation profoundly impact the lives of all members of the family. Growing evidence implicates the importance of these and other maternal an...

Growth and Development: Early Development and Fetal Programming

J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-Suppl. 2/J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 93, E-Suppl. 1/Poult. Sci. Vol. 89, E-Suppl. 1 635 Evaluation of the NCAPG I442M locus, a major gene for bovine prenatal growth, for effects on postnatal development compared to a disruptive mutation in the myostatin encoding gene GDF8. C. Kuehn*, P. Widmann, R. Pfuhl, and R. Weikard, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummersto...